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Anambra CP visits family of slain advertising personality
By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, has visited the family of late advertising personality, Isaac Nwosu, popularly known as Aiza, who
Security forces rescue 10 corps members from Kogi forest
By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja Ten National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted by suspected kidnappers have been rescued from Egume Forest in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The
North Central insecurity: Tinubu seeks community-based security strategy
By Peter Duru, Makurdi MAKURDI — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged stakeholders in the North Central geopolitical zone to move beyond rhetoric and develop practical, measurable and sustainable solutions
Crude prices rise above $90 per barrel, US stocks dip on Iran strikes
Oil prices jumped more than two percent Monday, with the Brent international benchmark rising above $90 a barrel after a fresh flare-up in the US-Iran war. Meanwhile, stocks on Wall Street dipped
EFCC recovers N1.233trn in 34 months
ABUJA – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says it recovered N1.233 trillion between October 2023 and July 2026, as part of the enforcement drive under its Executive Chairman,
Flash flood: emergency agencies launch rescue operation in Kaduna
Emergency response agencies in Kaduna have launched evacuation, search and rescue operations following a flash flood that swept through parts of Kaduna metropolis on Sunday evening. The incident affected Asikolaye
Uba Sani faces 17 challengers in Kaduna governorship race
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State is to face 17 other candidates in the 2027 governorship election, following the publication of particulars of candidates by the Independent National Electoral Commission,
OML 42: Nestoil invests $28m in rigs to boost production
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Nestoil Group has invested about $28 million in two drilling rigs as part of efforts to boost crude oil production and strengthen indigenous drilling capacity in
Nigeria’s GDP grows 4.4% in Q2 2026 — NBS
By Elizabeth Adegbesan ABUJA — Nigeria’s economy grew by 4.4 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, up from the 4.2 per cent recorded in the corresponding period
Group demands end to checkpoint extortion, prolonged detention in S-East
By Dennis Agbo A non-partisan civic and socio-development platform, Oganihu, has called for an immediate end to alleged extortion, harassment and other abuses at security checkpoints across the South-East. The
